Large Hemba Ancestor Figure (Singiti) Congo Rdc MC1030 Lega La coiffure de l'homme évoque

La coiffure de l'homme évoque les formes classiques Shankadi

TYPE OF OBJECT: Pestle divination (Luboko)

they could also be used during grade passages within the Bwami brotherhood

Michael Gibson

Visions of Africa

Large Hemba Ancestor Figure (Singiti) Congo Rdc MC1030 Lega La coiffure de l'homme évoqueEnglish description below CONGO DRC HEMBA Imposing ancestor statue " Singiti " It is representative of one of the styles of the southern Niembo, the "Sayi" style. The Hemba people live in eastern Congo DRC, between the Lualaba River (Congo River) in the west and Lake Tanganyika in the east. Their territory is structured around the Luika River which delimits the Hemba of the north and those of the south. They are therefore present in the south of the